Preface
In today's digital world, it seems that everyone has a web presence—be that a profile on a
social networking site such as Facebook, a blog hosted by Blogger or WordPress.com, or their
own web site.
General networking and blogging sites are useful for keeping in touch with old friends, but
their search tools are less effective if you are trying to find people with similar interests to
your own or who work in the same industry.
The multiuser version of WordPress, called WordPress MU, is an ideal solution to this
problem. WordPress MU, paired with forum software such as bbPress and the BuddyPress
suite of social networking tools, allows you to start your own blog network with social
networking features such as friends lists, status updates, and groups. Using these tools,
you could start a social network and blogging site for a local social group, a fan club,
or your company.
Throughout this book, we will build a blog network called SlayerCafe. This blog network is
aimed at Vampire Slayers and their Watchers, as well as other people who are interested
in joining the fight against demons of the night. The Slayers and Watchers will be able to
share information, swap tips, update each other on their activities, share videos, and discuss
demonic goings-on in the site's forums. The Slayers feel they need such a site because they
found that public social networking sites such as Facebook weren't suitable for discussing
vampires and werewolves. Their serious conversations were invaded by fans of Vampire: The
Masquerade and Twilight, which made it too difficult to separate the real vampires from the
fictional ones.
This book will explain how to set up WordPress MU and how to seamlessly integrate
WordPress MU with bbPress and BuddyPress. You will also learn how to promote your
blog network and attract new users, as well as how to keep your site safe, secure, and
free from spam.
Running a successful blog network requires a good web server; however, it does not have
to be expensive to get started. You will learn about the different hosting options available
to you, along with the ways to optimize WordPress MU so that the server load is reduced as
much as possible.
If your site is a business venture, then you will be interested in learning how to make
money by charging for premium memberships, selling site-related merchandise, or by
using advertising. All those options will be discussed.
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